Two Like a Dragon Games Coming to Game Pass in 2023 - Hardcore Gamer

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Xbox Game Pass generally excels when it comes to day one games from first-party studios, but third-party day one releases are much rarer. Today, it was announced that Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name will be coming day one to Game Pass on Xbox and PC via the Microsoft Store. The Man Who Erased His Name features the Yakuza franchise’s stalwart Kazuma Kiryu returning under an assumed identity after faking his death at the end of Yakuza 6: The Song of Life.

The game has garnered a lot of hype recently over its arcade games, which will include Fighting Vipers 2 – which has never been released on the home market outside of the Dreamcast even with several classic Sega fighters getting digital re-releases over a decade ago. It will also have Daytona USA 2 getting its first home version of any kind as the unbranded Sega Racing Classic 2. The Sega Racing Classic name was first used for an arcade re-release of Daytona USA before its Xbox Live Arcade, Steam, and PS3-era PSN re-release – and the Xbox 360 version can still be played on the Xbox Series family of consoles if you bought it before it was delisted. The Man Who Erased His Name will allow the Xbox One and Series platforms to be able to play each of the two mainline Daytona USA games in some way.

Beyond that entry, Like a Dragon fans will also be able to enjoy Like a Dragon: Ishin! – the remake of a previously Japanese-only PS3 game. This was first released on last and current-gen consoles in February of 2023 and is set in the Late Edo period of Japan. Both games are action-centric, but Ishin! features a lot of swordplay, with a katana being a default weapon while others are available as well. You can also go with hand-to-hand combat, mastering a pistol, or